Thank You to Our Incredible Volunteers!
23,532 hours donated
74,690 Helpline calls answered
1,825 text conversations complete
April was National Volunteer Appreciation Month and Samaritans' volunteers are truly incredible. On April 27th we celebrated their accomplishments at our annual Volunteer Appreciation Event. Our 2017 Hope Awards went to three remarkable volunteers: Carol, who was recognized for the most donated hours by an adult (260 hours); Isabelle, recognized for most donated hours by a teen (146 hours); and Matt,
recognized for most donated overnight hours by an adult (184.5 hours). Attendees delighted in the catering of KO pies and fun raffle prizes.
Volunteers are known by their first name and a
number. The numbers are assigned sequentially, with our founder, Monica Dickens, starting us off as Monica 12. We are up to volunteer number 3414 for our adult volunteers, representing 3,402 volunteers since our founding in 1974 - even more when you add our teen volunteers. Incredible indeed!
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